Indy Ski Pass

[4aprice]

Not that the pass works as a rfid but you can use it to get your rfid instead of your license. still pretty useless

I always use my Indy Pass card to redeem. When they scan it, it has my wife's information on it too.

Will renew at least for one more season.

 

[machski]

Has anybody seen what the 16 new resorts for this year are? I tried to find them yesterday but just kept getting sent to what was added for 25/26 season.

The mandatory $10 for the Indy Card that does absolutely nothing is shameful. Either make it work for at least some of the mountains, or bake it into the price so it's less obvious you are paying $10 for nothing.

I did 2 years on Indy before switching to Ikon the last 2 years and the direct to lift benefit of Ikon is so much better than having to deal with ticket window/customer service with an Indy pass. Maybe it has gotten better over the past 2 seasons but I have waited in significant lines at Jay and Saddleback among others just to reload a card. I also dislike having to keep a stack of mountain specific RFID cards in my boot bag. They really should figure out how to make the Indy card work at all mountain gates and be direct to lift.

But even with those gripes I am probably going to downgrade from full to base Ikon and add Indy back into the mix. I am waiting to see where Ikon renewal rates come in before making a final decision. But between 2 days at Jay and 2 at Saddleback it really pays for itself.

Yeah, the Card thing is gimmicky at best. We hit Saddleback today and they have an online reservation system for Indy (no, you do not need to make a reservation but you can) and online they ask for your Indy Pass #. It gets all setup, show up and hit the little Kiosk outside if you don't have there RFID card already and in 10 seconds, you're on your way. If you already had a SB RFID card, you can reload it with their Indy reservation setup online and go straight to lift in the morning. Wish everywhere that did RFID and Indy offered this!

 

[machski]

We have been Indy Base for last 2 seasons as it is a secondary to our Boyne NEP's and local areas to our SR base are not blacked out. Given they held the Indy+ price and raised the base, I raised us up this year as $50 additional was trivial vs $100 last year. My guess is both will increase in cost next year, but this move likely bates many to the +. And with the required auto renews now moving forward, well easier to slip that price creep in.